Bob Charles of New Zealand was a very good PGA Tour golfer back in the 1960’s and 70’s when he won six PGA Tour events, including both the Houston Open and the British Open in 1963. Over his career, Charles has won 70 events worldwide.
However, none of those many achievements is as remarkable as what Charles pulled off earlier this weekend. The 71 year-old shot a 68 in the second round of the New Zealand Open — a tournament that he first played in 53 years ago — to become the oldest player ever to make the cut in a European Tour event. The previous European Tour record holder was Christy O’Connor, who made the Irish Open cut in 1989 at the age of 64. The late Sam Snead holds the PGA Tour record, making a cut at the 1979 Westchester Classic at the age of 67.
After his remarkable achievement, Charles talked about how his round was almost derailed before it started by a “senior moment”:

Sir Bob later admitted to having had a “senior moment” at the start of the day which nearly scuppered his record-breaking round before it had begun.
Turning up at the wrong tee (the 1st, understandably enough) for his 8am start, Sir Bob was forced to commandeer a buggy to transport him to his true starting tee (the 10th) which he reached with 30 seconds to spare.
“Oh well, I’m entitled to be forgetful at my age,” he laughed later.